All You Need Is Love

No, really -- Because love is a verb.

Love is also a noun, but reducing it to just a noun, without the verb makes it a stagnant, almost objectified concept. And often enough, love is objectified, when really what we need in order to feel good about our lives, relationships, careers, passions, etc., is the verb, love. When we fail to exercise love in our lives through action, we cut ourselves off short from fulfillment in all these areas that depend on love to nurture and guide the operation. Because really, at the end of the day? What you give love to thrives and what you withhold love from dies. And a "death" isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes the ending of a cycle, or putting a stop to a dynamic and "letting it die" is necessary for your journey to continue. There's nothing wrong with needing to implement that. The point though is, if you have no love (the verb) in your life, you're setting yourself up to live life with a glass ceiling. Nothing with ever be enough for you to be happy. 

So when it comes to "all you need is love" - that's not nonchalant, it's based on a fundamental level of what love is. A noun, a verb, but also, a life-source. If something you do doesn't come from love, or you're hot and cold with exercising love in that vicinity, then that thing will struggle. And that "thing" could be anything -- your career, your passion, your relationships, your social ability, your diet, your fitness. If love is the foundation of your endeavor, you don't have much to worry about when it comes to building something or being engaged with it. When love is the foundation, you're automatically tapped into a life-source. Obstacles, struggles and challenges are bound to happen, but with love, there's not anything you can't not do, overcome, or evolve into. Just make sure, on that last one -- you're evolving in the right direction. Just a pro tip on that: stay connected with others, and it will be easier to keep showing up on your path. That's just how we're wired. 

And while Valentine's Day is in a few days, for me, it's actually February 13th that's a more significant day. On my timeline, that day holds a few life-altering experiences. Over the years these experiences have been anchor points for me to meet with myself -- the more I can understand about my why's in doing/being/in my response regarding my experiences -- the more I get to really knowing me. The more I get to know that person, the more I can love -- myself, and others -- the more that I can do in the world. All you need, to do life, to be successful, to be happy is knowing yourself -- that requires love. 

Happy Friday the 13th,

-B